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三節棍 (さんせつこん, sansetsukon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん節せつ棍こん

Meanings

1

three-section staff

A martial arts weapon consisting of three wooden or metal rods connected by chains or ropes. Also known as a sansetsukon.

彼かれは三さん節せつ棍こんを自じ在ざいに操あやつる。
He wields the three-section staff freely.

Kanji

三three
節node, season, period
棍a cane

Related words

ヌンチャク
Nunchaku have two sections, while a three-section staff has three.

Etymology

From 三 (three) + 節 (section) + 棍 (staff). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a traditional Chinese martial arts weapon later adopted in Okinawan kobudō.